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In 2005 Ebert added Woodstock to his "Great Movies" list and wrote a retrospective review that stated, "Woodstock is a beautiful, moving, ultimately great film...Now that the period is described as a far-ago time like "the 1920s" or "the 1930s," how touching it is in this film to see the full flower of its moment, of its youth and hope." [17]
The site's consensus states: "Featuring numerous 60s-era clichés, but little of the musical magic that highlighted the famous festival, Taking Woodstock is a breezy but underwhelming portrayal." [9] and a 55% on Metacritic. [10] However, the movie has a higher rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb.
Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005), about Lonnie Frisbee; Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) Hippie Masala [1] (2006), Swiss documentary about the hippies who live in India. Hippie Movie (2008, Polish/English) Huerfano Valley [2] (2012, English), about a 40 years old hippie commune in Colorado. Three ...
The 460,000 hippies who tore down the fences on Max Yasgur’s farm at Woodstock ’69 and instigated a state of emergency across Sullivan County endured a weekend of rain, mud and food shortages ...
"I have talked to people who attended Woodstock when they were 5, but the average age of people who were there was 18," said Neal V. Hitch, senior curator at the Museum at Bethel Woods. The museum ...
Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life is a memoir describing the origins of the 1969 Woodstock Festival by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte. It was published in 2007 by Square One Publishers, Inc., and was adapted into a film of the same name by James Schamus, Ang Lee's long time writing/producing partner. It was released in ...
Rona Elliot was a 22-year-old backpacking her way across north Africa when she received a telegram from Mel Lawrence, an ex-boyfriend who had just been hired by Michael Lang to work at a music ...
The women, now 76, were recently treated to a two-bedroom glamping tent at the upstate New York site equipped with comfy beds, a shower, a coffee maker and Wi-Fi. No mud from drenching rains this time. They sat in pavilion seats to watch shows by Woodstock veterans John Fogerty and Roger Daltrey. “We’re like hippie queens!”